Regimental number | 115 |
Place of birth | Brentwood, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm contractor |
Address | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29.9 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Lewis, Norseman Road, Esperance, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He was a total abstainer & did not smoke.' (father) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 31.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 140), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie LEWIS, Hilton, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 566 Corporal Archie Gordon LEWIS, 16th Bn, died of wounds, 1 September 1916; 6289 Pte James Walter LEWIS, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 23 September 1918; 120 Pte John Percival LEWIS, 10th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 17 October 1915 (right leg); returned to duty, 6 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 16 March 1916. Wounded in action, 14 August 1916 (gun shot wounds; both legs amputated). Died of wounds, 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 14 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LEWIS Charles Stephen |